Soap-lock.



Y PATENTBD FEB.1\7, 1903. J. a. COREY.

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UNiTEn STATES PATENT OEETQE.

JUSTIN C. COREY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SOAP-LOCK.

SPEQIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,021, dated February 17, 1903.

Application filed August 18. 190 2- Seriallio. 120,104. (No model.)

To all whom, it non/y concern:

Be it known that I, JUSTIN C. COREY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of -engagement with the notches A of the section A and maybe 'pressed'out of such en-' Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota-have made certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in soaplocks whereby a cake of soap may be suspended by a chain or other line, so it can be conveniently used and cannot be taken away; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a cake of soap provided with my invention, taken on about line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on about line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the notched section of the soap-lock. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the toothed section of the lock. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the punch by which the hole is formed in the cake of soap for the lock, and Fig. 7 is a cross-section on about line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

In the use of my invention the lock or holder is connected by a chain or the like with the washstand or other fixture, so it cannot be removed and yet can be used at will. The holder consists, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, of the sectionsA and B. The section A is provided at one end with a head A and eye A for connection with the chain and is provided leading from its other end with a flat bore, as shown at a in Fig. 7, for the reception of the body B of the section B. The section A is also provided with a longitudinal slot a, leading into the bore aand extending to the extremity of the section A opposite the head A. of the section A with a series of notches (1 extending from the slot a and arranged for engagement by the tooth b at the free end of the section B. These notches a range in a. series along the section A, so theholder can.

be adjusted to any desired length between the head A of the section A and the head B of the section B to adapt the holder to diderent sizes of cakes of soap. The section A is flat in cross-section, and the body B of the I also provide the slotted side section B is correspondingly flattened, and the tooth b at the end of'the section B is sprung slightly upward, so it will spring into gagement when it is desired towithdraw the section B from the section A in the use of the invention.

In the use of my invention the punch C, as

shown in Fig. 6, may be employed to form the hole through the soap cake D for the holder,

after which the sections A andB may be in- "serted in said hole from its opposite ends and will pass into engagement with each other, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 7, the tooth b engaging with the notches a of the section A and locking the sections A and B together in any adjustment. The punch G is preferably formed at its end 0 so it can be utilized in pushing the tooth 13 down out of engagement with the notches a when it is desired to detach the sections A and B.

It will be noticed that my invention can be applied to cakes of any size within the range of the holder, and the latter can be so adjust- ,ed as to cause the heads A and B to fit snugly against the opposite ends of the cake and be held in such position by the interlocking of the teeth in the notches a of the section A. 'The slotted construction a of the section A permits the ready detachment of the section B from the section A when desired, but this can only be accomplished when the cake of soap has been entirely worn away. The holder is so constructed that. it can be used overand overand can be readily applied by any one to a cake .of soap of any ordinary form. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I clai D1 as new, and'desi-re to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A soap-lock comprising a section having a flattened bore and provided at one side thereof with'a longitudinal slot extending to the end of such section and with a series of notches extending from said slot, and the cooperating 2. Asoap-lock adapted for adjustment to fit I of the bore of the other section and provided any suitable size of soap cake, and consisting at such end with a projecting tooth to engage the notches of the section and to extend 15 across the slot, the portion of the section bearing the tooth being formed to fit the flattened bore of the other section, substantially as set forth.

JUSTIN c. COREY.

Witnesses:

T. J. KING, MARTIN PARDIS. 

